Lior Kedem Kadish

The program strives to train a group of agents of change who will promote digital innovation in the public sphere.

This presentation summarizes the findings of the evaluation of the Merhav Meshutaf ("Common Ground") program that was created within the framework of the Government-Civil Society Initiative. The main goal of the program is to create a group of change agents from government ministries and civil society organizations who would be committed to enhancing the interface between the government and civil society. It is a new format of the earlier Merhav program, which shared similar goals, but included participants from the public sector only.

The inter-ministerial program for the senior civil servants was established in 1987 and continued for 28 years as a partnership between the Civil Service Commission of the government of Israel and the JDC-Israel Institute for Leadership and Governance (Elka). The program strove to enrich the knowledge of participants, deepen their systemic perspective, strengthen their managerial and leadership skills, and promote professional ties among them.

This presentation summarizes the findings of the evaluation of the "Digital Leaders" program. The main goal of the program is to create a leadership group of change agents that will promote innovative and digital-based projects in the government ministries, local government and civil society organizations.

The Government-Civil Society Initiative was established in 2012 as a partnership of seven ministries (Education, Health, Social Affairs and Social Services, Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, Finance, Justice and PMO) (“partner ministries”), Diaspora Jewry and the JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance (which is also responsible for the implementation). The overarching goal of the Initiative is […]

The Merhav program was launched through the Government-Civil Society Initiative, which has been implemented since 2012 as a joint venture of the government, representatives of the Diaspora, and the JDC Institute for Leadership and Governance. The ultimate goal of the Initiative is to enhance the interface between the government and civil society in order to […]

The literature review is intended to integrate the knowledge accumulated in various countries on the measurement and evaluation of broad processes aimed at improving government-civil society relations, in order to serve as the conceptual and practical foundation for the evaluation of The Government-Civil Society Initiative in Israel